Jeremiah 49:26

Jeremiah 49:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed in that day, declares the Lord of hosts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, And all the men of war shall be cut off in that day,” says the Lord of hosts.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Her young men will fall in the streets and die. Her soldiers will all be killed,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Context of Jeremiah 49:26

24Damascus has become feeble, she has turned to flee and panic has gripped her; anguish and pain have seized her, pain like that of a woman in labor. 25Why has the city of renown not been abandoned, the town in which I delight? Surely, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord Almighty. 27“I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.” 28Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked: This is what the Lord says: “Arise, and attack Kedar and destroy the people of the East.

Jeremiah 49:26 word by word

לָכֵ֛ן יִפְּל֥וּ בַחוּרֶ֖יהָ בִּרְחֹבֹתֶ֑יהָ וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה יִדַּ֙מּוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore her young menבָּחוּרbâchûr bâchûr · youthH970
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• in her streetsרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · street/plazaH7339
• and all the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• shall be cut offדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: silentH1826
• in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:26

• Jeremiah 9:21Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has removed the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares.
• Jeremiah 11:22therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
• Jeremiah 50:30Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets; all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord.
• Jeremiah 51:3Let not the archer string his bow, nor let him put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; completely destroy her army.
• Lamentations 2:21“Young and old lie together in the dust of the streets; my young men and young women have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered them without pity.
• Ezekiel 27:27Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, sailors and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.
• Amos 4:10“I sent plagues among you as I did to Egypt. I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camps, yet you have not returned to me,” declares the Lord.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:26

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-27Verses 23-27 How easily God can dispirit those nations that have been most celebrated for valour! Damascus waxes feeble. It was a city of joy, having all the delights of the sons of men. But those deceive themselves who place their happiness in carnal joys.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-27Damascus, the capital of Aram (ancient Syria), and the Aramean cities of Hamath and Arpad, show that Aram is the next target of the Lord's judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Therefore--that is, Since Damascus is doomed to fall, therefore, &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:26

• Damascus
• Syria

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings